Harry William Law
Funeral services for Harry William Law, 93, of Willow Springs, formerly of Pike Station, Ill., were at 11 a.m., Thursday at Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana. Timothy Law officiated. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery in Louisiana.
Visitation was from 10 a.m., until time of service Thursday at the funeral home.
Mr. Law died Monday, Sept. 10, 2018 at the West Vue Nursing Center in West Plains.
He was born May 13, 1925 on a farm near Iberia to Clarence Ledbetter and Alice May Hightree Law. He was married to Cora Gladys Wagner on May 12, 19446 in Bowling Green. She preceded him in death. He was married to Phoebe Ruth Woodson Ferguson on Oct. 7, 1989 in Vandalia. She survives.
He is survived by his wife, Phoebe of Vandalia; his children, Dale Law and wife, Terry of Willow Springs, Kenneth Law and wife, Candy of Louisiana, and Gregory Law and wife, Cindy of Bay Minette, La.; his step-children, Earl Ferguson and wife, Pat of Plainfield, Ill., Elayne Gore and husband, Paul of Vandalia, Larry Ferguson and wife, Carolyn of Columbus, Miss., Janet Brassfield and husband, Bill of West Plains, Roger Ferguson and wife, Mary of Grand Junction, Colo., and Anita Gordon and husband, Darren of Winfield; his grandchildren, Daemon Law and Timothy Law of Alexandria, Ky., Jesse Naessen of Bay Minette, Ala, Rebekah Hempen of St. Charles, Kane Law of Rockport, Ill., Nathan Law of Ozark, and Kara Law of Rockport, Ill.; and his great-grandchildren, Allison Holt of Springfield, Austin Naessen and Logan Naessen of Bay Minette, Ala., Arianna Law and Haley Law of Alexandria, Ky., McKenzie Hempen and Peyton Hempen of St. Charles, and Avery McKinnon of Rockport, Ill.
He was preceded in death by his parents, spouse, Gladys, son, William, grandson, Jarrod, sister, Marjorie June Martin, brother, Leonard Whitney Law, and twin brothers, Howard Author Law.
In 1939, Harry moved with his parents and twin brother from a farm near Iberia to a farm in the Mississippi River bottoms at Pike Station, Ill., where he then farmed from the age of 14 until his retirement from farming at 80.
In addition to farming, in his younger years he worked summers in Kansas following the wheat harvest from one farm to another. In the fall he and his brother-in-law, Louis Martin, hauled dozens of truck-loads of apples from Pike and Calhoun Counties Illinois and peaches from southern Illinois to be sold by the bushel in many communities in the Ozarks.
Later he drove a propane delivery truck for Uregas Propane here in Louisiana for several seasons; worked at Hercules Chemical Company in Louisiana and for over 20 years at Dundee Cement Company in Clarksville where he was a crusher operator.
He gave a lifetime of public service having been elected to several terms on the Pleasant Hill Community Unit District 3 School Board; multiple terms to each of three Ross Township offices of Road Commissioner, Town Clerk and Assessor; and to several terms on the local MFA Oil Board at Louisiana.
Harry was a faithful Christian all his life and was instrumental in helping start the Church of Christ in Louisiana where he was a member from 1954 until his death. He was a man of unquestionable integrity and was known for his kindness to everyone.
Pallbearers were Rebekah Hempen, Tyler Hempen, Kane Law, Kara Law, Jesse Naessen, and Rusty Wunderlich.
